It was an era when computing had just started being mainstream when Apple Computers came out with the first Macintosh. From there on out, they divided civilization into two separate sides, the Macs and the PCs. Nowadays, Macs are the most sleekest computer systems known to man, but let’s take a look back to the early 1980′s when the first Macintosh came about and be amazed at how times change.
10. Macintosh 128K – The First Macintosh
Say hello to this little beauty. The Macintosh 128K was the very first Macintosh ever made available to the public. Compared to the Macs of today this would be looked at as a brick with keys on it, but this is the true Grandfather Of Macs!
Original Price: $2,495
When was it released? : January 24, 1984
9. Macintosh XL
This is an upgraded version of the first Macintosh. It came roughly two years after the first Macintosh and it had a full-body uplifting done! This looks more like a console now and a little more portable for its time, heck very portable for its time!
Original Price: $3,995
When Was It Released? : January 1, 1985
8. Macintosh SE
The Mac SE. Released an year after the XL, had a lot of notable improvements from its predecessor. The first Macintosh to have an internal hard drive from 20 to 40MB. The display was greatly improved and the design was changed yet again. It also housed two floppy disk drives.
Original Price: $3900
When Was It Released? : March 2, 1987
7. Macintosh Portable
Introducing, THE portable device of the late 80′s. Check it out Mac fans, this is what Apple created as their first portable device. It is extremely light If you think about the size of gadgets in the late 80′s.
Original Price: $6,500
When Was It Released? : September 20, 1989
6. Macintosh LC “The Pizza Box Series”
Talk about drifting away from their design, Apple decided to create a Mac LC. This one resembled a pizza box and was the first product for the 90′s.
5. Powerbook – The Macbook Of The 90′s
I know Mac fans are going to screech! Feast your eyes on the very first MacBook, back then it was called the PowerBook. But this is the true ancestor of the MacBooks.
Original Price: $2,300
When Was It Released? : September 3, 1992
4. Power Mac
This is the first power computer from Apple. It was released in 1997 and it provided speeds from 60 to 100 MHZ.
3. iMac
Released in 1998, the iMac is still a very popular system. This was the first design of its kind, with the who CPU embedded inside the monitor’s housing.
2. iBook
Getting closer to the Macbook, are we? The iBook was released in 1999 and it was the sleekest thing ever! Provided from 300–466 MHz of processing power, for 1999 that’s extremely fast!
1. G4 Cube
This is it, the first Macintosh on our list, the G4 Cube! This was released in 2001 and it was complete with speakers and drives! This is the top classic Macintosh on our list.
Original Price: $1599
When Was It Released? : July, 2001